Stichophthalma cambodia (Hewitson, 1862)

Stichophthalma cambodia ♂ Up. Stichophthalma cambodia ♂ Un. Stichophthalma cambodia ♀ Up. Stichophthalma cambodia ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)
Stichophthalma cambodia ♂ Up. Stichophthalma cambodia ♂ Un. Stichophthalma cambodia ♀ Up. Stichophthalma cambodia ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Thaumantis cambodia Hewitson, 1862
OD : Ill. exot. Butts. 3(43): [70], pl.[35], fig.2.
TL : Cambodia. (NHML)
Distribution : S.E.Thailand, Cambodia.
Stichophthalma cambodia map

Synonym

Stichophthalma cambodia editha Riley & Godfrey, 1921; J. nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4(3): 173, pl.4, fig.5,♂; TL: "Chanthabun, Siam" [Chanthaburi, Thailand]. (NHML)


Type Materials Information

cambodia :
♀ Type (red), Rh6016. (NHML, examined) ; ♀ Type (Paratype) 1♀, (NHML, examined)
editha :
♂ Type (red), Rh119. Mar.1916. Khao Sebap, Chantabun, S.E.Siam. E.J. Godfrey (NHML, examined)
♀ Type (red), Rh120. Mar.1916. Khao Sebap, Chantabun, S.E.Siam. E.J. Godfrey (NHML, examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Stichophthalma godfreyi: Godfrey,1916 : 124. (Chonburi: Hup Bon; Chanthaburi: Khao Sabap) (partim)
Stichophthalma cambodia editha: Godfrey,1930 : 259. (Chonburi: Hup Bon; Chanthaburi: Khao Sabap)
Stichophthalma cambodia editha: Pinratana,1983 : 51, pl.31, figs.♀,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Stichophthalma cambodia: Nishimura,1998 : 116–117, figs.5,♂,6,♂(Un),7,♂,8,♀,53,♀(ST of edita),60,♂genitalia. (Chanthaburi: Khao Sababu; Khao Soi Dao)
Stichophthalma cambodia cambodia: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 318, pl.132, figs.A11,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Stichophthalma cambodia: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 320, pl.132, figs.N157,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi; Chachoengsao)
Stichophthalma cambodia: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chachoengsao; Chanthaburi; Trat) (accessed: 2024.06.10)
Stichophthalma cambodia editha: Kimura et al.,2016 : 143, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Soi Dao; Kratching WF; Kao Saverb; Plieun WF.)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Stichophthalma cambodia: Vitalis,1919 : 225. (Cambodge)
Stichophtalma [sic] cambodia f. cambodia: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 32. (Cambodge)
Stichophthalma cambodia: Nishimura,1998 : 116–117, figs.52(HT,♀). (Cambodia)
Stichophthalma cambodia: Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Stichophthalma cambodia: Kosterin,2020 : 329. (Pursat)
Stichophthalma cambodia: Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 116. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Pursat)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chanthaburi : 7♂ 2♀ (photo & photo by K.Saito and T.Aoyama).
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Notes

The butterfly is locally common in dense lowland forests mixed with bamboo (50–400 m a.s.l.) and often comes to rotten fruits that has fallen to the ground. It occurs with S. mathilda, however, the species prefer to lower elevations.


Literature

Hewitson, W.C, 1862. Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies, selected chiefly from the Collections of W.Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson.
John Van Voorst, London, 3(43): [69–70], [73–74], [85–86], pls. [35], [37], [43] ([11.Sep].1862).

Riley N.D. & Godfrey, E.J, 1921. Some Undescribed Rhopalocera from Siam.
Journal of the natural History Society of Siam, 4(3): 167–190, 4 pls.

Nishimura, M, 1998. Notes on the genus Stichophthalma (Lpidoptera, Nymphalidae), with descriptions of a new species from Indo-China.
Tyô to Ga, 49(2): 115–132, 69 figs.


Stichophthalma cambodia ♀ Stichophthalma cambodia ♀
♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Stichophthalma cambodia ♀ Stichophthalma cambodia ♀
♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama) ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)

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